"More former professional athletes have been speaking up in recent years about their psychedelics use as a salve for mental illness (e.g., depression, PTSD).
There’s still stigma around taking medication of any kind for mental illness, but it’s slowly lessening. Even Aaron Rodgers said on a recent podcast that he has taken psychedelics to improve his mental health. In a separate interview with Sports Illustrated, the Packers’ quarterback said he does not identify as having a mental illness like depression or anxiety, but that his most recent psychedelic experience—with ayahuasca, in March 2020, in Peru—has helped increase his “self-love.”
"More former professional athletes have been speaking up in recent years about their psychedelics use as a salve for mental illness (e.g., depression, PTSD).
There’s still stigma around taking medication of any kind for mental illness, but it’s slowly lessening. Even Aaron Rodgers said on a recent podcast that he has taken psychedelics to improve his mental health. In a separate interview with Sports Illustrated, the Packers’ quarterback said he does not identify as having a mental illness like depression or anxiety, but that his most recent psychedelic experience—with ayahuasca, in March 2020, in Peru—has helped increase his “self-love.”
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